Amici Italiani Woster awards four students scholarships

Published: August 3, 2014 4:00AM

WOOSTER -- The Amici Italiana Scholarship was created to honor and promote the values of scholastic achievement and Italian-American heritage in Wayne County by providing financial assistance to students attending post-secondary schools in pursuit of their careers and educational goals. The scholarship is based on merit and academic promise, not financial need. Although preference is given to applicants of Italian heritage, anyone may apply.

In order to qualify, the following provisions had to be met by the applicants: must be a Wayne County resident; be accepted as a full-time traditional or non-traditional student in an undergraduate degree program at an accredited post-secondary institution for the fall semester/quarter of 2014; be pursuing an associate or bachelor's degree, or a one-year certification program.

Scholarships are awarded on the basis of: academic performance, career objectives, potential commitment, abilities of the applicant with the significant contribution to their chosen field of study and community service involvement.

Recipients this year are: Carly vanTol, 2013 graduate of Triway High School; Thomas DiFilippo, 2014 graduate of Wooster High School; Alyson Schar, 2014 Smithville High School graduate; and Dreya Holmes, 2014 graduate of Wooster High School.

vanTol, the daughter of Kim and Trish vanTol, is a student at the University of Akron, pursuing a bachelor of science degree in nursing. DiFilippo, the son of Alex and Susan DiFilippo, will attend Miami University (Ohio) to study biology. Schar, the daughter of Jeff and Lynette Schar, will attend Malone University to study middle childhood education. Holmes, daughter of Donna Lee and Jerome Holmes, will attend Kent State University to study electronic media production.